The concept of asteroid mining has captured the imagination of scientists, investors, and the public, promising a new ...

That tension between urgent mineral demand and largely invisible deep-sea life sits at the heart of the deep-sea mining ...

5-23-16 update: Cyclone Space Mining was so close to big mining runs at NASA’s annual robotics competition. But, a broken frame disabled one of the team’s two robots during the team’s first run. Then, ...

Robotaxis may be getting all the attention, but robotrucks are already carrying a heavy load of the work at mining and ...

This development is part of the ROBOMINERS project, which aims to refine this technology and incorporate it into a fully autonomous mining robot. These robots are not just for space mining.

NASA has unveiled how its moon mining robot or In-Situ Resource Utilization Pilot Excavator (IPEx) will work on the lunar surface. This robotic system will support lunar digging, making it ...

Iowa State’s team will show off its latest improvements May 19-23 during the NASA Robotic Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. The annual competition challenges ...

As industries advance deeper into digitization, a world where robots are woven into the fabric of everyday operations is no longer science fiction.

Tensions between President Trump and Brazil’s leader could derail a promising alliance to unlock the world’s second largest ...

The world's first deep sea mining robot sits idle on a British factory floor, waiting to claw up high grade copper and gold from the seabed off Papua New Guinea (PNG) - when a wrangle over terms ...

The U.S. mining industry employed 634,600 people in 2014, according to data from the National Mining Association. It created another 1.3 million indirect jobs.